9 Best Speakers for Kids: Smart, Bluetooth, and Offline Speakers

Giving a speaker to your child opens up a world of exploration through music and audiobooks. They can listen to tunes while playing, share their favorites with friends, and hold dance parties in their bedrooms. Stories and podcasts will take them to new worlds, both real and imagined. And when it’s time for bed, they… Continue reading 9 Best Speakers for Kids: Smart, Bluetooth, and Offline Speakers

Uber says Delhi’s plans to allow only electric bike taxis to impact millions

Uber, in a blogpost, said any such move would put at risk the livelihood of over 100,000 drivers in the city. Bengaluru: Uber Technologies Inc said on Friday plans by the local government in India‘s Delhi city to only allow electric vehicles to function as bike taxis would risk “finishing off the sector” and impact… Continue reading Uber says Delhi’s plans to allow only electric bike taxis to impact millions

Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Tech Gombessa Dive Watch Gets a 3-Hour Makeover

Nevertheless, the iconic rotating bezel in its traditional format allows for just up to an hour’s timing at depth. Today’s technical divers can spend far longer than that underwater thanks to closed circuit rebreather technology, the evolved SCUBA format that recycles breathing gases instead of dispersing them. For divers who insist on the worth of… Continue reading Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Tech Gombessa Dive Watch Gets a 3-Hour Makeover

Qbeast Raises €2.5M in Funding

Qbeast, a Barcelona, Spain-based provider of a platform that simplifies the work for engineers managing data lakes, raised €2.5M in funding. The round was led by Elaia, with participation from investors Sabadell Venture Capital and Uber Founding CTO Oscar Salazar and existing investor Inveready.   The company intends to use the funds to accelerate go-to-market by filling key commercial positions and further… Continue reading Qbeast Raises €2.5M in Funding

Pitch Deck Teardown: Uber’s $200K pre-seed deck from 2008

There’s a pretty decent chance you’ve heard of a little company called Uber. It was a Crunchies finalist back in 2011 (for Best Location Application, alongside Runkeeper, Foursquare, Airbnb and Grindr), and it’s been doing rather well ever since. As I am writing this, Uber has a $69 billion market cap (nice) and it’s a global superstar… Continue reading Pitch Deck Teardown: Uber’s $200K pre-seed deck from 2008

Online Taxi Services Global Market Report 2023

NEW YORK, Feb. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Major players in the online taxi services market are Ola (ANI Technologies Private Limited), Uber India Systems Private Limited, Lyft Inc., Didi Chuxing, GrabTaxi Holdings Pte Ltd, Carzonrent (India) Private Limited, Mega Cabs Private Limited, Meru Mobility Tech Private Limited, and Savaari Car Rentals Private Limited. Read the… Continue reading Online Taxi Services Global Market Report 2023

Motional opens Las Vegas robotaxi service to nighttime hours

Autonomous vehicle technology company Motional is moving one step closer to its goal of removing the safety driver from robotaxi operations by expanding its service in Las Vegas to nighttime rides. Passengers in Vegas have been able to access Motional’s robotaxi service through ride-hail companies Lyft and Uber since August and December, respectively. The rides… Continue reading Motional opens Las Vegas robotaxi service to nighttime hours

Uber puts a ride tracker on the iPhone lock screen

The app now supports iOS 16’s Live Activities feature. Uber has rolled out an update for its iPhone app that gives you the capability to see at a glance whether it’s time to head out the door and meet the ride you ordered. The company has launched support for Live Activities, an iOS 16 feature… Continue reading Uber puts a ride tracker on the iPhone lock screen

India’s Tata Motors in talks to raise $1b via minority stake sale in EV business

Indian carmaker Tata Motors has begun talks with sovereign wealth funds and private equity investors to raise up to $1 billion via a stake sale in its electric vehicle (EV) business, Economic Times reported on Thursday, citing sources. The company plans to sell a significant minority stake, the newspaper report added, eyeing a valuation of… Continue reading India’s Tata Motors in talks to raise $1b via minority stake sale in EV business

Ride sharing market is estimated to grow by USD 86.33 billion between 2022 and 2027; Evolving opportunities with ANI Technologies Pvt. Ltd., Avis Budget Group Inc among others – Technavio

NEW YORK, Feb. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — The ride sharing market size is forecast to increase by USD 86.33 billion from 2022 to 2027, at a CAGR of 17.45%, according to a recent market study by Technavio. The report includes historic market data from 2017 to 2021. In 2017, the market was valued at USD 48.64 billion. The… Continue reading Ride sharing market is estimated to grow by USD 86.33 billion between 2022 and 2027; Evolving opportunities with ANI Technologies Pvt. Ltd., Avis Budget Group Inc among others – Technavio